The Bishop of Rochester unveils the plaque to the new school and staff share their thoughts about it finally opening
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00:00 [Applause]
00:06 Oh, it's been quite a journey. We've had, I think, since 2016 is when we first applied for this school
00:12 and the potential to develop it in the area. It's been an amazing opportunity, lots of blessings on the way,
00:19 lots of challenges as well, but I think just to be here and see the children and see the progress they're already making,
00:26 the enjoyment they have with their new school, has made it all worthwhile.
00:30 The school is lovely, it's amazing, it's brand new, state of the art, children really look happy here.
00:36 And if I could say, with the Midway population on the rise, bringing 180 new places couldn't come at a better time.
00:45 This joint partnership between the Free Schools Programme, Vistri, that was countryside when they were building it,
00:53 Midway Council, with all of those people pulling together, we finally got the school and the building open,
01:00 and officially open today, so really good.
01:03 I'm really excited to see the school officially opened. It's a wonderful facility, it's going to be the heart of the community here,
01:10 and such a great opportunity for parents to become more involved in their children's learning.